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This Is Not A Drill with Gavin Esler cover image

How to take down the tyrants

This Is Not A Drill with Gavin Esler

CHAPTER

The Dictators' Dilemma

This chapter examines the complexities of decision-making within autocratic regimes, highlighting the Dictators' Dilemma where mistrust leads to strategic blunders. It explores the psychological detachment of dictators from reality and the potential for regime change through mass protests. By analyzing historical examples and contrasting authoritarian systems, it sheds light on the challenges faced by dictators in maintaining control over their power.

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